Play Tito Puente Radio
Tito Puente
568,289 plays (99,662 listeners)
Bandleader, percussionist, composer, and arranger. Born Ernesto Antonio Puente, Jr., on April 20, 1923, in New York, New York. Puente was a musical pioneer for mixing musical styles with Latin sounds and for his experiments in fusing Latin music with jazz. The son of Puerto Rican immigrants, Puente grew up in New York City’s Spanish Harlem and took piano lessons as a child and then studied percussion. He became a professional musician at age 13. and became a professional musician at age 13. Tito Puente later learned to play a number of instruments, including the piano, saxophone, vibraphone, and timbales (paired high-pitched drums). After an apprenticeship in the historic Machito Orchestra, he was drafted and served in the navy during World War II.
Once he returned to New York in 1945, Puente used money from the G.I. Bill to study at the famed Juilliard School of Music. He formed a band that would later be known as the Tito Puente Orchestra in 1948. By the 1950s, crowds came to see his band play and Puente became a Latin music sensation. In 1958, his best-selling album, Dance Mania, was released. More hit records followed as the world enjoyed the way Puente put a big band spin on traditional Latin dances.
He added other Latin and Afro-Cuban rhythms to his repertoire, including cha-cha, merengue, bossa nova, and salsa, and among his notable songs are “Babarabatiri,” “Ran Kan Kan,” and “Oye Como Va.” Puente also performed with leading jazz performers, including George Shearing and Woody Herman, as well as with many stars of Latin music and, in later years, with symphony orchestras.
Once he returned to New York in 1945, Puente used money from the G.I. Bill to study at the famed Juilliard School of Music. He formed a band that would later be known as the Tito Puente Orchestra in 1948. By the 1950s, crowds came to see his band play and Puente became a Latin music sensation. In 1958, his best-selling album, Dance Mania, was released. More hit records followed as the world enjoyed the way Puente put a big band spin on traditional Latin dances.
He added other Latin and Afro-Cuban rhythms to his repertoire, including cha-cha, merengue, bossa nova, and salsa, and among his notable songs are “Babarabatiri,” “Ran Kan Kan,” and “Oye Como Va.” Puente also performed with leading jazz performers, including George Shearing and Woody Herman, as well as with many stars of Latin music and, in later years, with symphony orchestras.
Top Albums
-
Hoy Y Ayer
Tito Puente
Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.99
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
-
The Essential Tito Puente
Tito Puente Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $14.99
- eBay Search
-
Party with Puente!
Tito Puente Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.49
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $4.98
- eBay Search
-
King of Kings: The Very Best of Tito Puente
Tito Puente Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital $9.99
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $6.58
- eBay Search
Top Tracks
| 1 |
|
Oye Como Va
full track
|
|||
| 2 |
|
Ran Kan Kan
full track
|
|||
| 3 |
|
Mambo Gozon
full track
|
|||
| 4 |
|
Take Five
full track
|
|||
| 5 |
|
Hong Kong Mambo
full track
|
|||
| 6 |
|
El Cayuco
full track
|
|||
| 7 |
|
Cha Cha Cha
full track
|
|||
| 8 | |||||
| 9 |
|
Mambo Diablo
full track
|
|||
| 10 |
|
||||
| 11 |
|
Mambo Gozón
full track
|
|||
| 12 |
|
Saca Tu Mujer
full track
|
|||
| 13 |
|
New Arrival
full track
|
|||
| 14 |
|
||||
| 15 |
Shoutbox
-
Martinchus89 wrote:
Genio!
-
El_Oscar wrote:
Caballero como truena la timba...
-
Z_mastermind wrote:
Saw his son live - definitely did his dad's songs justice
-
saint971 wrote:
Can list to him everyday
-
BORICUASOLITARI wrote:
QUE VIVA PURTO RICO """"""""QUE VIVA LA SALSA ""
-
wiiL_rulez_d00d wrote:
that picture just made my day [x2]
-
EmpressEricka wrote:
i voted that simpsons picture in, and im damn proud.
-
anisza wrote:
Mr. Burns ohhh ooohh uhh yeaaah ^^ (lol)
-
likestoast wrote:
Señor Buuuurns!
-
dondormilon wrote:
el REY de los timbales RIP
-
nicoinfurs wrote:
Knew this man off the Simpsons, checked out Dance Mania today and it's killer, such a good record!
-
rockadam wrote:
Hello! Join group for students and adults We Don't Need No Education !!!
-
Dondee2008 wrote:
the music i grow up with... so many memories.
-
BaltaZARA wrote:
Mambo king!!!!!!!!!!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh uhhh!!!
-
1-DeR wrote:
Royal T will give you an insightful introduction to the legend. I recommend you pick that shit up! No muchos saben de la version de Moanin', but Tito defies gravity with his virtuoso performance on the timbales. Tito had more rhythm than Buddy Rich. I'm truly convinced of that shit! R.I.P. brother!
-
MesmythCore wrote:
that picture just made my day lol dito
-
nissyniss wrote:
i uploaded a new picture!
-
Jazzdjur wrote:
Join The Bahama Soul Club and share our love for jazz, latin, bossa and smooth sounds! I'm hoping to see you at The Club!
-
moorct61 wrote:
that picture just made my day
-
Mypag wrote:
take five kills me with its rhythm/// I like it
Videos
See more
Listeners
-
blacklula
Listening now
to Hong Kong Mambo -
luismendozadl
Listening now
to Mambo Diablo -
vonclay
Listening now
to Don't You Worry About a… -
hummingquetzal
Top Listener
-
gresk0
Top Listener
-
supermusi
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
JohnnyConga, prinzekid, philippona and 9 other people added Tito Puente to their libraries. 2 hours ago
-
adaodasilveira tagged Tito Puente with ‘latin’. Thursday evening
-
adaodasilveira and LUISEVELASCO added Tito Puente to their libraries. Thursday evening
-
RRJR1 tagged Tito Puente with puerto rico, mambo, latin jazz and 2 other tags. Thursday afternoon
-
XtremeZen, Ree-kee, richardruiz and 9 other people added Tito Puente to their libraries. Thursday morning
-
Descargar- wrote about Tito Puente in Nero. Tuesday morning
-
Ang3lEyE, dapprman, vitorino58 and 9 other people added Tito Puente to their libraries. Tuesday morning
-
BluesCat13 tagged Tito Puente with percussion, jazz and latin. Monday morning
-
HPSorcerer, brighida31, Ritmocal and 9 other people added Tito Puente to their libraries. Sunday evening
-
borririno tagged Tito Puente with ‘latin jazz’. last week
Related Journals
-
Cuban Tinge broadcast
by Uhwelluh |
16 Sep 2009 | Add comment
-
My Library Annotated: Orquesta de la Luz
by rwitte |
8 Sep 2009 | Add comment
-
Best Albums of the Late Fifties (1956-1959)
by thomas10 |
17 Aug 2009 | 2 comments
Groups (34)
-
¡Descarga Fania!
88 members
-
Latin Soul Corner
72 members
-
The Simpsons
5,112 members
-
Latin America
1,240 members
-
Great Black Music
961 members
More Information
- Links
- Labels
Email Newsletter
Get exclusive tour, release & promotion updates on Tito Puente from Universal Music.
